I am trying to understand the big changes that ASP.NET Core brings to the table for my future and where to focus my time. I know that right now there are 2 different ways of creating applications. Using the legacy ASP.NET technologies and using the new ASP.NET Core technologies.
My most pressing question is about how the future of these 2 different technologies is going to play out. Will they forever remain 2 separate and distinct technologies or are there now (or in the future) plans to merge everything into a single technology?
If I have no interest at all in writing web applications that are cross-platform (just theoretically speaking) do I need to even bother with acclimating myself to ASP.NET Core or is it way bigger than just cross-platform benefits that it brings to the table?